Directions: Read each sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The letter of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e. ‘No error’. (Ignore the errors of punctuation, if any.
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- Question 1 of 25
1. Question
While the handsome actor was busy (a) / belting out one-liners, his (b) / graceful co-star was a (c) / complete imagery of woman power (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘image’ in place of ‘imagery’ in the fourth part of the sentence.
- Question 2 of 25
2. Question
Six women achievers who continue (a) / to inspire the younger lot, were honoured (b) / with their contributions in their chosen fields (c) / on the occasion of women’s day (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘for’ in place of ‘with’ in the third part of the sentence.
- Question 3 of 25
3. Question
It was an evening of (a)/ fun and frolic as the city’s glitterati (b) / and high-profile businessmen made sure (c)/ that they didn’t miss the show(4) / No error (e)
Hint
No error
- Question 4 of 25
4. Question
Results founding that boys not only (a) / play more than girls, but (b) / they start earlier, an outcome that (c) / could be clearly related to a cultural influence (d) / No error (e)
Hint
it should be ‘the’ in place of ‘a’ in the fourth part of the sentence.
- Question 5 of 25
5. Question
Keeping in mind that India (a) / is one of the world’s fastest (b) / growing economies many international (c) / companies are invested in India. (d) No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘have’ in place of ‘are’ in the fourth part of the sentence.
- Question 6 of 25
6. Question
It is only now, (a) / sixty years after independence, that (b) / India is learning how to negotiating (c) / the competing demands of power and justice. (d) /No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘negotiate’ in place of ‘negotiating’ in the third part of the sentence because infinitive ‘to’ is followed by first form (present form) of verb.
- Question 7 of 25
7. Question
The graceful folk dance had performed (a) / so beautifully by a dance group that nobody (b) / seemed to notice that (c)/ the show was two-and-a-half hours long! (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘was’ in place of ‘had’ in the first part of the sentence because the sentence is in passive voice.
- Question 8 of 25
8. Question
The actor, that was (a) / busy meeting and greeting people, (b) / made sure that this day became (c) / an extra special one for his parents. (d) /No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘who’ in place of ‘that’ in the first part of the sentence.
- Question 9 of 25
9. Question
Farmhouse owners in the city, (a) / who were till now paid property tax (b) / for only the built-up area of the plot, will soon (c) / have to pay tax to the government for vacant land also. (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘paying’ in place of ‘paid’ in the second part of the sentence because it is preceded by helping verb ‘were’ and the part of sentence is in past continuous tense.
- Question 10 of 25
10. Question
A time sheet diary is to be (a) / maintained by every actor, since (b) / producers const-antly complain that they are (c) / forced shooting for late hours because actors come very late. (d)/ No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘ to shoot’ in place of ‘shooting’ in the fourth part of the sentence.
- Question 11 of 25
11. Question
Injected into the blood, (a)/ tiny bubbles of gas can ease (b)/ the passage of vital stroke drugs into the brain, (c) / helping in prevent damage to the grey matter. (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘preventing’ in place of ‘prevent’ in the fourth part of the sentence.
- Question 12 of 25
12. Question
Since universities have more (a) / space on their campuses, they (b) / have been asked to open fire detection control rooms (c) / as a mandatory measure. (d) /No error (e)
Hint
No error
- Question 13 of 25
13. Question
District police arrested (a) / a gang of notorious robbers, (b)/ who were planning to strike at (c) / a house in the vicinity. (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘strike out’ in place of ‘strike at’ in the third part of the sentence. Strike at means to hit somebody with a weapon and strike out means to move in a planned or determined way.
- Question 14 of 25
14. Question
Households across the State are either opting for (a) / a more modest life-style or compromising on (b) / the nutritional value of their food in efforts to negate (c)/ the price rise of essential commodities, cereals, vegetables and fruits. (d) /No error (e)
Hint
No error
- Question 15 of 25
15. Question
The fire that gutted (a) / years for research in the chemistry and biochemistry labs (b) / of the University building was (c) / due to a short circuit. (d) /No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘of’ in place of ‘for’ in the second part of the sentence.
- Question 16 of 25
16. Question
Sugar-sweetened drinks does not (a) / pose any particular health risk, and (b) /are not a unique risk factor (c) / for obesity or heart disease. (d) / No error. (e)
Hint
It should be ‘do not’ in place of ‘does not’ in the first part of the sentence because the subject is a plural subject.
- Question 17 of 25
17. Question
Airline managements should note (a) / that the ultimate passenger unfriendliness (b) / is to have their planes crash (c)/ due to the adopted of unsafe procedures. (d) /No error. (e)
Hint
It should be ‘adoptation’ in place of ‘adopted’ in the fourth part of the sentence.
- Question 18 of 25
18. Question
Celebrating its ten long years (a) / in the industry, a private entertainment channel (b) /announce a series of (c) / programmes at a press conference. (d) / No error. (e)
Hint
It should be ‘announced’ in place of ‘announce’ in the third part of sentence because the sentence is in past tense.
- Question 19 of 25
19. Question
The award ceremony ended (a)/ on a note of good cheer (b)/with audiences responding warmly (c) / to its line up of films. (d) / No error. (e)
Hint
No error
- Question 20 of 25
20. Question
The actress was ordered for (a)/wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet and (b) / submit to random weekly drug testing after (c) / she failed to appear for a court date last week.(d) / No error. (e)
Hint
It should be ‘to’ in place of ‘for’ in the first part of the sentence.
- Question 21 of 25
21. Question
Coaches have the advantage of (a) / draw on their personal experiences (b) / and providing their players (c) / with unique inputs. (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘drawing’ in place of ‘draw’ in the second part of the sentence.
- Question 22 of 25
22. Question
The actor loves to think, (a) / never enjoys stick to one kind of role (b) / and finds it difficult to (c) / fulfill everyone’s expectations. (d) / No error. (e)
Hint
It should be ‘sticking’ in place of ‘stick’ in the second part of the sentence.
- Question 23 of 25
23. Question
A major computer security firm urged (a) / the social networking site to set up (b) / an early-warning system after hundreds of users were (c) / hit by a new wave of virus attacks. (d) / No error. (e)
Hint
No error
- Question 24 of 25
24. Question
The finding may help doctors (a) / to give more personalised care to patients (b) / and to modify the amount of powerful drugs (c) / administered over their patients. (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘to’ in place of ‘over’ in the fourth part of the sentence.
- Question 25 of 25
25. Question
The actress made a a rare appearance (a) / at the party and was (b) / overheard talking in (c) / her next big project. (d) / No error (e)
Hint
It should be ‘about’ in place of ‘in’ in the third part of the sentence.
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